Moffitt Cancer Center To Host Prevent Cancer Super Colon™
Eight-foot-tall, 20-foot-long human replica to educate about risks, prevention, treatment
For more information, contact:
Patty Kim
(813) 745-7322
patty.kim@moffitt.org
Tampa, FL (Feb. 4, 2009) — An estimated 148,000 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2008, while nearly 50,000 died of the disease. But colorectal cancer can be prevented, and when it’s detected early, the five-year survival rate is 90 percent.
Moffitt Cancer Center is offering an opportunity to learn first-hand about colorectal cancer screening, prevention and treatment — with an 8-foot-tall, 20-foot-long, 450-pound replica of a human colon. The Prevent Cancer Super Colon™ will be at Moffitt on Feb. 18. The traveling interactive exhibit will allow participants to explore a colon for healthy tissue, tissue with nonmalignant colorectal diseases, colorectal polyps and tissue with various stages of cancer.
The community is also invited to view a colonoscopy using a colon simulator, watch a colon screening video, and ask nurses and dietitians about cancer prevention and treatment.
The free event is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Moffitt’s Stabile Research Building, 12902 Magnolia Drive. The Prevent Cancer Super Colon™ event is made possible by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis.
For more information, contact Christine Roemer at (813) 745-6432 or christine.roemer@moffitt.org.
About H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Located in Tampa, Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center is the only Florida-based cancer center with the NCI designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center for its excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt currently has 15 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia and two in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Moffitt is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country’s leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for cancer. Moffitt’s sole mission is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.
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